Ludhiana, Oct. 21 -- A 38-year-old woman was killed and her husband critically injured after a speeding 16-wheeler trailer truck rammed into their motorcycle and dragged it several metres on the Ludhiana-Bathinda highway near Halwara on Tuesday.

The deceased, Mamta Devi, was returning home with her husband, Jeet Singh, a resident of Abbuwal Road in Sudhar, after shopping at a local market when the accident took place.

According to the police, the couple were approaching a turn near Halwara Air Force Station when the truck, approaching from behind at high speed, ploughed into their motorcycle. The impact sent the two-wheeler hurtling several metres along the road before the heavy vehicle came to a halt.

Both the occupants of bike sustai...